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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Terracotta Warriors are part of a bigger complex which makes up Emperor Qin’s burial tomb.\u00a0 The tomb itself (a few hundred yards away from the warriors) has not been opened yet because it is 70 meters underground.\u00a0 However, archeologists know that the tomb was like a mini version of his real palace with dozens of rooms, a garden, zoo, and more!\u00a0 The warriors are supposed to protect the emperor’s tomb.<\/p>\n
Intimidating, right?\u00a0 The warriors were originally underground and the long solid rows were once support for a roof.\u00a0 This is Pit 1, the most famous of the four pits.\u00a0 In here, most of the warriors are facing in one direction.\u00a0 However, there are some on the sides that face out to protect the emperor from all directions.<\/p>\n One of the most interesting facts about the Terracotta Warriors is the fact that all of these statues were found in pieces.\u00a0 Each and every single one had to be reconstructed.\u00a0 Originally, they were even painted but with time that has faded. They say that each warrior is unique, based off a real person.\u00a0 This statement is somewhat true.\u00a0 The bodies and garments are all molds- therefore, they just mix matched different body types with different garments.\u00a0 However, the faces and hair styles are all unique and based off real people.\u00a0 Based off of these traits, you can even decipher if this person was a general, solider, archer, etc.<\/p>\n The day our class visited the Terracotta Warriors was the same day Michelle Obama visited!\u00a0 Luckily, she came in the morning so the facility was open to the public in the afternoon.\u00a0 I think because she was there they brought in some archaeologists to work.\u00a0 It was pretty fascinating to see the level of detail that goes into uncovering the pieces then reconstructing them.<\/p>\n The following pictures show the 5 year progression of excavating one section of the pit.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n